Commonwealth v. Hammond

OPINION BY

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, which granted Appellee’s petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546 vacated Appellee’s judgment of sentence, and directed a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel, coupled with after-discovered evidence.1 The Commonwealth contends the PCRA court erred in granting Appel-lee a new trial on the basis (1) trial counsel was ineffective in failing to call as a witness and investigate properly Achille Walker and…